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There is an interesting version of "I Want You/She's So Heavy" on the Either Orchestra's "Across the Omniverse" album. I find that the Beatles do not lend themselves well to jazz treatment very often. Their material does not seem to translate well into a swinging context.

I wish that there would be more discussion on BFT#114, as Thom put together a great collection of music. I want to participate in BFT #115 and will send you a private message.

Please keep us posted regarding the release date so that we can order.

I liked George Harrison's version of "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" on his Brainwashed album. It features an appealing vocal and his ukelele playing. From what I have read, George and his son attended meetings of ukelele enthusiasts and played with other musicians, without any mention of George's star status--just musicians getting together.

Yes, Fran is still posting on AAJ. There is a game there, the Song Title Game, in which you list a title of a song by any musical artist, from any time, in any genre, which has one word in common with the song title last mentioned. This game has been going on for years, and is up to more than 30,000 song titles posted. Fran often participates and always adds a Woody Herman song title, every time he posts on that game. I love that.

The AAJ forum also had the recollections of Saundra Hummer, a very nice woman who hung out in the Los Angeles clubs in the 1950s and got to know Miles Davis and many other great musicians of that era. She wrote very interesting posts about those days. She passed away a few years ago. In the past few years, there is less discussion about music on the AAJ Forum, much like other online boards, and no fighting among posters, from what i can tell. There is significant discussion about new jazz releases, which I find valuable. There are some nice and interesting people posting there. There are games on the AAJ forum which I love, including the Song Title Game, Album Title Game and Who Played With Whom, which combine fun with learning more about jazz (for me, anyway). If only there was one site with those games and the Organissimo Blindfold Test, my online diversions and relaxations would all be in one place. I don't like it when members on one board, whatever board it is, speak negatively about another board. There is ample room on the internet for many boards. Organissimo.org is great and does not need to be compared to any other board. I do understand why some individuals would report their personal negative experiences, which is different, to me. But an overall negative blast at AAJ--we should be above that, in my opinion.

I have a vinyl copy with different cover art.

I know that others have had negative experiences with AAJ but I never have.

It has become much more calm. There is less discussion there, like many online forums. I like the regular discussion of new jazz releases there.

Pianist is not the leader. This one may surprise some people as it is lesser known than the leader's other work. When reveal time comes, this one has a nice story with it. Not Archie, but certainly a contemporary, though with a later start. You may well know who this is as your description rings a bell. Not Jay. I agree with your assessment and love of this. I owe a huge thanks to Charlie Kohlhase for turning me on to this. I hope that this BFT renews interest in this player. He deserves better recognition. Good ear. I had the same reaction to this, though it's by no means my favorite cut on the album. I figured the tune would send folks in a direction, but thus far, no one is taking the bait. Dude! You, me, and webbcity need to hang. Seriously. If the Red Sox and Royals meet in the AL playoffs, come to Kansas City and we'll hang (great barbecue guaranteed).

Here are the rest of my impressions: 8. This is a beautiful piece. I really like the bass solo near the beginning of the song. The trumpet and trombone player are quite lyrical. I would guess that the pianist is the leader. He plays with the most command, and is the most distinctive soloist to my ears. I have no idea who it is, but I like it. 9. This is a lovely vocal. I do not know who is singing, but I like her voice. 10. I feel that I know who is playing this solo saxophone, that I have heard this player play unaccompanied saxophone before, perhaps as an intro to a piece with other musicians. Some of the phrases here are so close to what I have heard someone else do. But try as I might, I cannot remember who this player is, who I have heard before. I like this a lot. I will take a stab and say Archie Shepp, but I am not real confident with that guess. 11. Oh, I just love this! This is the kind of jazz I listened to often when I was just getting into jazz in the 1970s. This is my kind of music! So it is exciting that I don't know who it is, because now I can get another album that I will love. It reminds me of the India Navigation albums of the second half of the 1970s, but I don't think I have this one. Is the vibest Jay Hoggard? 12. Another example of the kind of music I really, really love. This reminds me of the McCoy Tyner albums featuring Azar Lawrence, but I don't think there were any recordings by them with this instrumentation. I can't wait to find out what this is. 13. This reminds me of the folk-influenced heads on some of the Keith Jarrett/Jan Garbarek recordings, but they are not playing here. This sounds more recent than their collaborations anyway. I like this a lot--it is lyrical and compelling to me. The whole run of Tracks 10 through 13 is fantastic to me. That 10--13 section is what I might prepare for myself as a mix-CD of some of my favorites. Now I have to find out which albums which I don't have, will be among my favorites! (It will be mildly embarasssing if I have one or more of them and don't know it).

1. Great opener. I peeked and saw Spontooneous 's ID, which I never would have come up with. 2. I like this one a lot. I think that this is a jazz group playing Latin jazz, rather than a Latin group with jazz soloists, because they drop the Latin rhythm for the most part during the solos. I have heard this before from other jazz groups who are delving into another style. The trombone player states his ideas without displaying speed or chops for their own sake, which is refreshing. 3. An excellent tenor sax player, but I can't identify him. 4. This is really odd to me. That is either John Coltrane or someone who has his Atlantic era playing down cold, more so than anyone else I have ever heard. But the rhythm section sounds more contemporary. They are trying to play in a style like musicians who would have played with Coltrane, but they sound like a 1990s or 2000s recording to me. The pianist sounds brighter and more rushed than McCoy Tyner ever sounded with Coltrane, and does not sound like any other late 1950s/early 1960s pianist to me. The bass player is too busy, displays his chops too much, to be Jimmy Garrison, Paul Chambers or any of the other bassists who recorded with Coltrane. The drummer is not Elvin Jones, and does not sound like a late 1950s/early 1960s drummer to me. This sounds like a recreation album, where a contemporary rhythm section was brought in to record along with a previous recorded part by John Coltrane--like they did with the "Bird" film soundtrack. 5. This is a beautiful solo piano piece. I cannot identify the pianist, and want to know who it is. It sounds fairly recent. 6. This is my kind of music. I love the head. The solos are very well played and compelling. The tenor sax solo, the trumpet solo, the bass solo--all first rate, exciting. I want to get this album! 7. "If Ever I Would Leave You". I remembered that this title is a bonus track on the CD of Kenny Dorham's "Una Mas" album, but upon playing that CD, that is not this recording. I do not know who this is. My reactions to the rest of the cuts will be coming soon. This is an outstanding Blindfold Test!

My thoughts: 1. What a great album cover. I had no idea that Richard Greene, who I know started with Bill Monroe and was a member of the early 1970s rock group Seatrain, played music like this. 2,3. I had never heard this Perry Robinson album and found these cuts quite compelling. 4. Wow! I had never heard of this group, but I really want to get this album! To me, this is the ideal situation with these Blindfold Tests, that you get introduced to something new to you, that you really like. 5. That really surprises me that this is Joe McPhee. I had not heard him recorded on material like this. 6. I have seen hundreds of copies of this album in the used record bins over the years, but never got it. I have heard a good deal of both Grappelli and Grisman though, so I was able to identify both players. 7. Sun Ra always spices up a Blindfold Test, for me. I had not heard this in some time. I have the vinyl album from when it was first released. I was buying all of the Hal Wilner projects in those days. 8. I have previously expressed my wonder that this is John Tchcai. 9. I have previously expressed my wonder that I was unable to identify the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. I was only an ocean and continents apart in my guess. 10. I have some George Graewe albums but could not identify him here. This is really interesting, and makes me want to listen to more Graewe. 11. I have a bunch of Evan Parker CDs and have listened to Kenny Wheeler for years, but could not identify either of them. This is not what I have typically heard Kenny Wheeler play. 12. I have never heard of any of these musicians, and thank you for introducing me to them. 13. I have read Irene Schweizer's name, but had never heard any of her music. I found this very interesting. Her approach is appealing and unique. This makes me want to hear more of her music. This is a really good BFT. I learned a lot, enjoyed the music very much, and want to investigate several of these artists further. Thanks for putting this one together! I appreciate your thoughtful choices. I also like the way that you added links to this Reveal, for our further reading. I found the linked material very interesting.